The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-17

beiHiiStoH HuS " new VI SahiNo'ioh
known as the Men of Honor of Ben
nington, which has taken large con-
tract. Its declared object is "to in
duce total abstinence from all intoxi-
eating beverages to inculcate honor,
integrity, morality and sobriety; to
promote social harmony, good will
and right living; to furnish amuse-
ment, entertainment and instruction"
The novelty works of Messrs. j.
w. & c. II. Wakefield at Benning-
ton are doing n large business.
Among their late orders is one for
600, 900 wisp broom handles for the
Empire brush broom works of Elmira,
N. Y. -,
Jonathan Summer of Braintree
when he went to feed his sheep at a
barn some distance from his house
Tuesday morning of last week, found
II killed and Is badly mangled by
dogs.
The White River Junction Land
mark says: "We think our estimate
not high when we say that $4,000
people visited the wreck during Sat
urday, Sunday, Monday and Tues
day. Teams were reckoned by miles,
all going one way or the other.
There were times when team could
not get within mile of the scene OF
disaster for the press.
The new bridge on the Central
Vermont railroad at Hartford was
completed Saturday night and Sun.
day it was successfully tested. The
trestle work was substantially built
and the structure is pronounced to be
as safe as any bridge on the road
The traffic across White river, which
was interrupted week ago by the
burning of the Woodstock bridge
was resumed early Monday morning
and all Central Vermont through
passenger trains, which ran via Wells
River during the break, will here
after be run over the old route. 1t il
a noteworthy fact that the Contra
Vermont carried more passengers tt
Montreal during the past week thai
during any carnival week in previous
years, many Montreal passengers
subjecting themselves to the trouble
incident to transfer at the scene Of
the wreck.
A fine barometer of the regulation
United States pattern, on the stand
ard of the Kew observatory, England
has been purchased by subscription
for the Brooks Memorial librar,
building at Brattleboro.
Lafayette Morey, employed at TIL
Baker Marble mill at Rutland Val
lev. met with a serious accident Mon
day morning. He was in the act o
removing q twelve-inch slab of mar
BILE which weighed two tons, to tn
gangway to be sawed, when it slip
ped and fell on his right foot crush
ing the toes badly. The flesh Of hi
foot wus fiattened out some and tn
injury caused him considerable pain
1t is thought. that the foot can b
saved.
William Bridges, y years old, o
Grafton, attempted suicide Frida
morning by driving Il file with ham
mer into his left side, making fou
wounds, which will probably prov
fatal.
While John Larkin of Bolton
aged 80 years, was at work for f. N
Cotton & Son in their lumber wood
at West Bolton last Thursday, fell
ing some lodged trees, he was stluc
on the head by one and injured S
that he lived only about two hours
, He lives wife and six small chile
rem.
1t was reported Wednesday tha
the slate mill of Ainsworth & Col
near Poultney is at a standstill O
5 account of the Knights of LabC
t calling out their members. Neitht
l is there any slate being quarret
S There are from IS to 100 men out {
r work.
There seems to be a fair prospe,
of establishing a granite company
st. Johnsbury with paid in capt.
of $4,000. This will include IL
plant Of the Carrick Bros. the Fai
n banks water power and other SUI
criptions.
The Death OF Mr. Barrett.
The distressing accident at Rutlar
on Monday, which resulted in Il
death of James c. Barrett, Thursd;